How Many People Are Named Samual?
An estimated 4,296 people in the United States have the first name Samual. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Samual peaked in popularity in 1997 with 127 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samual as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Samual paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,296
About 1 in 79,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1997
127 births
Total Registered
5,584
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samual
Samual is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,584 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Samual as a male name
Ranked #6,389 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (127 births)
Samual: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samual span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 974 babies were registered. Samual has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samual by Decade
How has Samual tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Samual by State
Birth registrations for Samual span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Iowa, Colorado, Arizona. On average, about 51 Samuals were registered per state.
Samual + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samual as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Samual: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samual?
We estimate approximately 4,296 people named Samual are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 79,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Samual a common name?
Samual is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,584 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samual most popular?
Samual reached peak popularity in 1997, when 127 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samual is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samual a male name?
Samual is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samual Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samual Smith, Samual Johnson, Samual Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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